Portable support



June 24, 1941. E. H. H URLEY PORTABLE SUPPORT Filed April 30, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN V EN TOR.

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June 24, 1941. HURLEY 2,247,024

PORTABLE SUPPORT Filed April 50, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 if a /7 /9 1N VEN TOR.

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or the like.

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Patented 1.....- 24, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April :0, (1:02.42: 332,584

' 3 Claims.

This invention relates to an adjustable portable support designed primarily 'for use in supporting plumbing pipes, electric light fixtures or the like, the primary object of the invention being to provide means which may be readily and easily secured in position to support various types of articles, without the use of nails, bolts An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily adjusted, adaptingit for use between walls or supporting beams 01' various widths.

A further object of the invention is to provide a support which when positioned, will be securely held in place, and cannot become displaced under the weight of the article supported thereby.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it

being understood that changes in the precise embodiment er the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed,

without departing ,irom the spirit of the invensupporting beams prior to the moving or the sections of the support to their active supportingpositions. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the support, illustrating the support as positioned for supporting an object.

Figure 3 is a plan view oi the support showing the sections thereof as in their extended positions.

Figured is a sectional view taken on lined-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view Figure 6 is a plan view thereof.

Figure Us a sectional view taken on line 'l-'I of Figure 5.

Referring to the'drawingsin detail, the supportcomprisesapairoisectionslandtconstructed of channel bar material, the section I being wider than the section I, so that the section. may iit within'thersection I, and slide longitudinally thereof.

Theouterendsoi'thesectionslandi'are constructed to provide prongs or piercing points prongs within the surface, and at the same time providing an exceptionally rigid support.

The section 6 is formed with a plurality of spaced notches 9 formed with oiIset portions l0, which are disposed in the bottom thereof. The section 6 isalso formed with a downwardly extended spring tongue ll which is comparatively long and formed with inclined portions adapted to engage the edges of the cut-out portions it oithe section 5, securely locking the sections 5 and 6 together.

The inner end oi'the section I is termed into a tongue I! that extends upwardly, the tongue being of a width to fit within the offset portion I. of the section 8, with which it is used.

are moved together. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the sections I and 6,

- while they may be disconnected, are so arranged that they may be adjusted with respect to each other to adapt the support for use in connection with supportingsurfaces various distances apart.

In the term 0! the invention as shown by sheet 2 of the drawings, thesections II and I are arranged to slide longitudinally with respect to each other, the section II being provided with longitudinal grooves i1 on the inner sides of the flanges I! oi the sections, the grooves accommodating the enlargements-l0 extending outwardly iromthe flanges 2| of the section I.

A T-shaped'wongue' "indicated at II II 1180 iormed at the inner end otthe section ll, and.

extends into the openings 22 of the section' M. The openings 2! are also formed with oflset portions II, to receive the tongue 2i, locking the sections against vertical movement in one direction, under ordinary conditions.

Prongs 24 are formed at the outer ends of the .sections Ii and i0 and are adapted to be forced into the beams or surtacm between which the supportis held. The shouidersliinthisiormol the invention provide stops to engage the supporting surfaces adjacent to. the prone. providing a rigid support.

i, From the foregoing it will be seen that due to v the construction shown and described, I have provided asupportwhichmaybereadily adjusted between two supporting and moved to its active and supporting position, by moving the inner ends of the sections downwardly into direct alignment with each other, as shown by Figures 2 and 5 of the drawings.

It will also be noted that the device, may be used for supporting various types or articles, such as pipes, scailfolding, and by making the sections of light material, the support may be used in supporting poles or clothes hangers.

Since the shoulders adjacent to the prongs, are disposed vertically, it will also be noted that these shoulders will bear against the surfaces between which the support is positioned, securely bracing the outer ends of the support to insure against accidental displacement of the support, after it has been properly positioned.

What is claimed is:

1. A portable support comprising a pair of telescoping sections, one of said sections having notches formed with offset portions, the adjacent section having a tongue formed at its inner end,

the tongue having an enlarged end portion, said tongue adapted to extend into the notches and pass into the oiiset portions of the notches, securing the inner ends of the sections together, and prongs formed at the free, ends of the sections, the prongs adapted to be embedded in supporting suriaces with which the support is used.

2. A portable support comprising inner and outer sections, said sections having openings formed therein, a T-shaped tongue on the inner end of the ,outer section and-being fitted in an opening of the inner section, pivotally connecting the sections, and a spring tongue formed at the inner end of the inner section and adapted to extend into an opening of the outer section, securing the sections in their extended positions,

and spurs on the outer ends of said sections.

adapted to be embedded into a supporting surface.

3. A portable support comprising inner and outer sections constructed of channel bar material having their open sides disposed upwardly, each section having openings formed in the bottom thereof, the openings in the inner section having offset restricted portions, a spring tongue on the inner end of the inner section adapted to extend into openings in the outer section, a substantially T-shaped tongue extending upwardly from the inner end oi'the outer section, the T- shaped tongue adapted to move into the restricted portion of the openings formed in the inner section, irictionally engaging the bottom of the inner section adjacent to the opening.

EARL H. HURLEY. 

